The Edison Twins | |
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Created by | Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert |
Starring | Andrew Sabiston Marnie McPhail Sunny Besen Thrasher |
Composers | Patricia Cullen John J. Weisman |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 78 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Patrick Loubert Michael Hirsh Clive Smith |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Nelvana |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | March 3, 1984 – December 17, 1986 |
The Edison Twins is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. [1] Six seasons were produced by Nelvana.
The series stars Andrew Sabiston and Marnie McPhail as fraternal twins Tom and Annie Edison, Sunny Besen Thrasher as their mischievous little brother Paul, and Milan Cheylov as their bumbling friend Lance Howard. Brian George stars as their police officer friend Sgt. Paganee. The show focused on the adventures of the main cast as they stumbled onto one problem after another, using Tom and Annie's scientific wit to solve the situation.
In later seasons, Corey Haim joined the shows as recurring character Larry. [2]
Many episodes end with a short animated sequence illustrating a key scientific principle demonstrated in the preceding live action story.
The last name of "Edison" is a homage to the inventor Thomas Edison.
All six seasons are available via streaming through Amazon Video. [3] In Canada, all seasons were available on shomi. The show has not been released on DVD, however.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "The Code Affair" | Paul Shapiro | Paul Shapiro & Jack Blum & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall | March 3, 1984 |
2 | 2 | "Phantom of the Auditorium" | Zale Dalen | David Carol & Sondra Kelly & Peter Sauder | March 17, 1984 |
3 | 3 | "Dogs" | Paul Shapiro | Paul Shapiro & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall | April 7, 1984 |
4 | 4 | "Rock 'n' Roll Anniversary" | Zale Dalen | David Carol & Peter Sauder | April 21, 1984 |
5 | 5 | "Voice from Beyond" | Zale Dalen | Elaine Waisglass | May 5, 1984 |
6 | 6 | "Over the Rainbow" | Zale Dalen | David Carol & Zale Dalen & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall | May 19, 1984 |
7 | 7 | "The Delinquent" | Paul Shapiro | David Carol & Paul Shapiro & Elaine Waisglass | June 2, 1984 |
8 | 8 | "Diamonds" | René Bonnière | René Bonnière & Sondra Kelly & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall | June 16, 1984 |
9 | 9 | "UFO" | Paul Shapiro | David Carol & Paul Shapiro & Elaine Waisglass | July 7, 1984 |
10 | 10 | "The Race" | René Bonnière | René Bonnière & Alan Swayze & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall | July 21, 1984 |
11 | 11 | "Monster on the Bluffs" | Zale Dalen | David Carol & Zale Dalen | August 4, 1984 |
12 | 12 | "Twinners" | Paul Shapiro | Paul Shapiro & Jack Blum & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall | August 18, 1984 |
13 | 13 | "Robot" | René Bonnière | Peter Sauder & David Carol & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall | September 1, 1984 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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14 | 1 | "Snakes and Ladders" | Unknown | Unknown | September 15, 1984 |
15 | 2 | "A Penny Saved" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 1984 |
16 | 3 | "Ghosts for Sale" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1984 |
17 | 4 | "Enemy of Weston" | Unknown | Unknown | November 3, 1984 |
18 | 5 | "Double Trouble" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1984 |
19 | 6 | "Blow Up" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1984 |
20 | 7 | "Mars to Paul" | Mario Azzopardi | Bruce Martin | December 15, 1984 |
21 | 8 | "Boom Boom Edison" | Eric Till | Elaine Waisglass | January 5, 1985 |
22 | 9 | "Team Rubberknees" | Mario Azzopardi | Steve Wright & Bruce Martin | January 19, 1985 |
23 | 10 | "Go Fly a Kite" | Unknown | Unknown | February 2, 1985 |
24 | 11 | "Dark Horse" | Unknown | Unknown | February 16, 1985 |
25 | 12 | "Alive or Dead" | Unknown | Unknown | March 2, 1985 |
26 | 13 | "Rescue at Sea" | Unknown | Unknown | March 16, 1985 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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27 | 1 | "Bases Loaded...One Girl Out" | Don Haldane | Paul Ledoux | April 6, 1985 |
28 | 2 | "Running on Empty" | Alan Simmonds | Paul Ledoux | April 20, 1985 |
29 | 3 | "Let Them Eat Cake" | Mario Azzopardi | Bruce Martin | May 4, 1985 |
30 | 4 | "Monkey in the Middle" | Alan F. Simmonds | Paul Ledoux | May 18, 1985 |
31 | 5 | "Everyone a Rembrandt" | Unknown | Unknown | June 1, 1985 |
32 | 6 | "Darkness at Noon" | Unknown | Unknown | June 15, 1985 |
33 | 7 | "Home Sweet Home" | Unknown | Unknown | July 6, 1985 |
34 | 8 | "Robbers and Robots" | Unknown | Unknown | July 20, 1985 |
35 | 9 | "Mind and Body" | Unknown | Unknown | August 4, 1985 |
36 | 10 | "My House is Your House" | Unknown | Unknown | August 17, 1985 |
37 | 11 | "The Case of the Missing Guitar" | Unknown | Unknown | September 1, 1985 |
38 | 12 | "The Case of the Odd Job" | Unknown | Unknown | September 21, 1985 |
39 | 13 | "The Final Mystery" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1985 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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40 | 1 | "The Fix" | Don Shebib | David Young | October 19, 1985 |
41 | 2 | "Water Witch" | Unknown | Unknown | November 2, 1985 |
42 | 3 | "The Mole People" | Unknown | Unknown | November 16, 1985 |
43 | 4 | "All That Glitters" | Unknown | Unknown | December 7, 1985 |
44 | 5 | "Star-Crossed Lovers" | Unknown | Unknown | December 21, 1985 |
45 | 6 | "Heavy Sweat" | Unknown | Unknown | January 4, 1986 |
46 | 7 | "What Goes Up" | Unknown | Unknown | January 18, 1986 |
47 | 8 | "Chips and Choppers" | Alan F. Simmonds | Steve DiMarco | February 1, 1986 |
48 | 9 | "Strictly for the Birds" | Steve DiMarco | Robert Sax | February 15, 1986 |
49 | 10 | "The Live One" | Timothy Bond | B. Mohun & B. Murtagh | March 15, 1986 |
50 | 11 | "Survival of the Fittest" | Don Shebib | Paul Ledoux | April 9, 1986 |
51 | 12 | "Gone with the Windigo" | Don Shebib | Paul Ledeux | April 16, 1986 |
52 | 13 | "The Secret of Windigo Lake" | Don Shebib | Paul Ledeux | April 23, 1986 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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53 | 1 | "One Good Con..." | Don Haldane | Scott Barrie | April 30, 1986 |
54 | 2 | "Racer's Edge" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1986 |
55 | 3 | "Smile for the Camera" | Al Waxman | David Young | May 14, 1986 |
56 | 4 | "Tarantula Blues" | Timothy Bond | David Young | May 21, 1986 |
57 | 5 | "The Case of the Friendly Fugitive" | Don Haldane | Robert Sax | May 28, 1986 |
58 | 6 | "Gems and Jelly Beans" | Unknown | Unknown | June 4, 1986 |
59 | 7 | "The Maharajah of Weston" | Don Haldane | Robert Sax | June 11, 1986 |
60 | 8 | "Video Vengeance" | Steve DiMarco | David Young | June 18, 1986 |
61 | 9 | "Tinker Tom" | Unknown | Unknown | June 25, 1986 |
62 | 10 | "Pizza Poltergeist" | Alan F. Simmonds | David Young | July 2, 1986 |
63 | 11 | "Invitation to a Mystery" | Unknown | Unknown | July 9, 1986 |
64 | 12 | "Lance's Luck" | Alan F. Simmonds | Guy Mullally | September 3, 1986 |
65 | 13 | "One Way Ticket" | Scott LaBarge | Guy Mullally | September 10, 1986 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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66 | 1 | "The Mystery of the Maze" | Don Shebib | Guy Mullally | September 17, 1986 |
67 | 2 | "The Initiation" | Timothy Bond | David Young | September 24, 1986 |
68 | 3 | "Illegal Procedure" | Don Shebib | David Young | October 1, 1986 |
69 | 4 | "The People's Choice" | Steve DiMarco | Paul Ledoux | October 8, 1986 |
70 | 5 | "The Revenge of the Plants" | Unknown | Unknown | October 15, 1986 |
71 | 6 | "Supersalesman" | Don Haldane | Dick Oleksiak | October 22, 1986 |
72 | 7 | "The Legacy of Bayfield Downs" | Scott LaBarge | Scott Barrie & Susan Snooks | November 5, 1986 |
73 | 8 | "Money for Nothing" | Don Haldane | David Young | November 12, 1986 |
74 | 9 | "The Golden Goose Chase" | Don Shebib | David Young | November 19, 1986 |
75 | 10 | "How to Haunt a Haunted House" | Stan Olsen | Paul Ledoux | November 26, 1986 |
76 | 11 | "A Message for Triton" | Unknown | Unknown | December 3, 1986 |
77 | 12 | "The Continental Twist" | F. Harvey Frost | Scott Barrie | December 10, 1986 |
78 | 13 | "Vows from the Deep" | Don Shebib | David Young | December 17, 1986 |
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